Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+), considered the greatest historian of Rome, decided one day to attend a horse race for a bit of ancient Roman entertainment....
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts Polyhymnia (also known as Polymnia), a Muse from ancient Greek mythology. Although the title...
This tapestry, titled Clodius Disguised As A Woman, was designed by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674) and woven by the workshop of Gerard Peemans (1637/39–1725)...
(Alexander the Great (by Giuseppe Cades (1750–1799)) With Incense)
The most famous tutor of Alexander is obviously Aristotle, the brilliant polymath who studied and wrote...
The Buddha (Lived between 6th-4th century BCE)
"Just as rain cannot pierce
a well-roofed house,
so passion cannot pierce
a well-cultivated mind."
From The Dhammapada (Verses on the...
